Stories by Gary Ng

Do you use Dropbox? It's the best way to access your files 'from the cloud' to your iOS device--for free. The Dropbox team just released 1.0 for Mac/PC, so I would encourage everyone to update to this new version. It includes a tonne of bug fixes and has been optimized. Here are the new changes:...

Apple announced this morning that the Apple Mac App Store will be live on January 6, 2011 in 90 countries. “The App Store revolutionized mobile apps,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun....

Just a quick heads up that Electronic Arts (EA) has their library of iOS games on sale for both the iPhone and iPad. Games such as Scrabble, Tetris, SIMS 3, Monopoly, and Tiger Woods PGA (my pick!) are selling for $0.99! Get buying and enjoy. Just search for Electronic Arts in the App Store to...

Update 1: From the Firemint blog: We’ve just made a number of improvements to online multiplayer in Real Racing 2: Additional servers to cope with unexpectedly high demand Bug fix to reduce player “teleporting” effect Increased lobby wait time to 45 seconds to allow more players to connect Improved player matching, so similar cars are...

The New Year is fast approaching and many people associate the start of the New Year with a new beginning and the chance to start changing things they are doing to improve themselves. New year’s resolution are those commitments that people make, but that are also notoriously difficult to see through. This first App is...

Are you an iOS developer that wants a better way to integrate in-app payments? PayPal has now setup their Mobile Payments Library to make it easier for developers. Here's a brief description: With our mobile libraries, you can start accepting in-app payments in a matter of minutes. As always, you can use the library for...

Late last week we wrote about antid0te, an upcoming tool that add Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security to your iPhone. Some new information has emerged from the official antid0te.com website. antid0te will not be a new jailbreak tool, but will used with already jailbroken iPhones, and slated for a December 24th release. Below is...

The Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages finally gave Apple the go-ahead today to establish a Canadian version of their popular iBookstore. While there has been a bookstore available using your Canadian iTunes account since almost launch date (I seem to remember for the first number of weeks/months it was filled only with classics...

Do you have a second generation Apple TV? Apple just pushed an update, firmware version 4.1.1 (the previous firmware was 4.1), build 8C154. The iOS remains 4.2.1. Yes, I know this is confusing. Just to clarify: in the Apple TV's About menu, hit the select button on your remote and it'll cycle between firmware, and...

Erica Sadun is one of the most prominent iPhone hackers, and this time she has worked her iPhone magic again. According to her post on TUAW, she has created a hack called AirPlayer, which will stream AirPlay from any iOS device to your Mac. She reverse engineered AirPlay to create this. Yes, you read that...

Netflix Canada. Hearing those words can either make you cringe or smile. For me, I've been pleased with the online streaming service since its late September launch in Canada. We got the streaming-only Netflix TV/movie option before our American neighbours down South! It's true--we aren't always the last to get the latest tech! Netflix Canada...

This one is for you, my fellow Calgarians! The official Calgary Flames iPhone app is now available. This app is a fantastic way for Flames fans to keep track of their beloved team, any time of the day on their iPhone. Don't mind my tongue in cheek headline, OK (if you want revenge, I already...